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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1915
Page
3
The Cumberland Press lists its publication schedule and delivery options. It notes afternoon publication except Sundays, mailing rates, and advertising rates by application. Communications address is 109 Baltimore Street with phone numbers 592 and 593 and delivery orders by telephone.
A Virginia debt dispute raise the specter of war over 12 million dollars after a Supreme Court ruling. The piece urges Cumberland as a neutral arbitration center and advocates for an international court backed by a world union to settle state and national quarrels peacefully.
An essay argues that education extends beyond summer closures and schools. Heredity and environment shape the individual, with environment encompassing all life experiences. Formal schooling remains vital but is only part of the ongoing educative process.
The piece argues for reviving Allegany county sheep farming as prices for mutton and lamb reward producers. It notes sheep price volatility, warns against selling during low markets, and describes how buyers and sellers time waves of price highs and lows, impacting the industry.
The article argues that profits in the sheep business come to those who endure low prices and continue farming. It urges progressive farmers to start sheep raising to gain rewards of pioneers and spur others to enter ventures with cautious risk.
Readers welcome weekly visits from Randolph Enterprise Elkins and Preston News Kingwood with hope for Grafton Leader. Rival towns Preston Taylor Randolph inspire lively exchange as local papers come to our sanctum.
The item lists notable birthdays including Sir George Alexander born in Reading 657 years ago today, William A Brady born in San Francisco 62 years ago, William Courtenay born Worcester 40 years ago, Max Pemberton born Birmingham 62 years ago, and others such as Dr. Charles Dabney, John E. Osborne, Charles D. Coburn, Hill M. Bell, Edward T. Taylor, Edward V. Cicotte, Prince Juan of Spain, and Francis E. Warren, detailing birthplaces and ages in a celebratory roll.
A roster of prominent figures born on this date includes a Wyoming senator born Hinsdale Massachusetts 71 years ago, Lord Haringe Penshurst Viceroy of India born 57 years ago, philanthropist Helen M. Shepard born New York 47 years ago, and Charles F. Murphy Tamany Hall chief born New York 57 years ago. Also listed: Arthur K. Rouse Sixth Kentucky district congressman born Burlington Kentucky 41 years ago, Rt. Rev. Nathaniel S. Thomas Wyoming bishop born Faribault Minnesota 48 years ago, Hugh Duffy former baseball figure born River Point Rhode Island 16 years ago, Calvin Bemarest Chicago 29 years ago.
A period digest notes events on June 20 from 1815 to 1890. Highlights include Commodore Decatur’s capture of an Algerian brig, Victorian England’s third anniversary, Ford’s Theatre purchase, Vermont GOP convention nominating Carroll Page, Napoleon reaching Paris, the Russian Telegraph Company line work at Vancouver, and the double hanging of Josiah and Elizabeth Potts in Elko Nevada.
A compact reflection on memory and age features quotes from Macaulay and Hobbes noting that opinion often misreads the past while words serve as both tools and tokens in thinking. The excerpt contrasts imagined golden ages with informed views of the present.
Vacation season is upon us and people travel to mountains seashore and cool country spots. The article urges travelers to escape not only in distance but also in thought, warning against letting vacation time be filled with preoccupation and stress.
The piece argues vacations should provide mental diversion not mere idleness. It warns against boredom and excessive rest, urging travelers to choose destinations offering real, lively interests and moderate activity. It cautions against overdoing pleasure and favors open air, purposeful recreation.
Budapest reports a wartime romance from Nauhegjes where Peter Morny, once engaged to a rich merchant’s daughter Argyelen Togier, loses his foot to shrapnel. Recovered, he returns to marry the woman who stood by him despite her father’s initial refusal to wed a cripple.
San Francisco opens the Pacific States championship at the exposition courts today. The schedule continues with the Pacific States doubles in Long Beach and then the Eastern-Western teams, Panama-Pacific, and California State championships.
The Bank of Romney directors awarded the contract for a new 48 foot frontage building attached to the bank to George Hamilton. The lower room will house the Hampshire View edited by ex Senator John J. Well.
A comic segment notes a thin dry goods clerk who hides theft with cotton batting, a chorus about preferring thinness over cheap merchandise, and assorted wry lines on marriage, finances, and modern manners. The piece blends humor and social commentary with dated slang and gendered jokes.
Dora Ellen Bowers and husband transfer to James Ray a Westernport lot. M J Millers and sons transfer to George W Kidwell a Westernport lot. Continental Trust Company transfers to Susan Road ground on Green Ridge. Horshu Realty Company transfers to Albert R Luteman and wife a Fayette street lot. John A Dehler guardian and Ada L Elbar and husband to George F E Broadrup let in Walsh and Dougherty's Addition for 790 dollars.
Sherman Snyder of Youngwood and Harriet Leger of Derry Pa. Day Williams and Nellie Farmery both of Hortens Pa. Leasure Crowell and Pela Cowell both of Davidstown Va. Harry Williams of Greensboro Pa. and Hazel Cowell of Davidstown Pa. Clarence Clingersmith and Martha Fishell both of Leighburg.
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